What does πληρόω · τελειόω mean in the Bible?
πληρόω · τελειόω is a Greek phrase meaning "fulfilled, completed, brought to completion".
Greek · G4137, G5048
πληρωθῇ / τελειωθῇ
To fulfill · to perfect
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πληρόω G4137 to fulfill
Pronunciation plēróō
To fulfill by bringing to completion; to execute fully or carry through to accomplishment.
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τελειόω G5048 to perfect
Pronunciation teleióō
To bring to completion or maturity; accomplish a process from beginning to end, not instantaneous perfection
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What does πληρωθῇ / τελειωθῇ (plērōthē / teleiōthē) mean in the Bible?
πληρόω · τελειόω is a Greek phrase meaning "fulfilled, completed, brought to completion".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4137, G5048?
G4137, G5048 is connected to 86 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. fulfilled, completed, brought to completion
Source Gloss
fulfilled, completed, brought to completion
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 6 Aligned forms 86 Tenses Aorist, Perfect, Imperfect, Future, Present Voices Passive, Active, Middle
Tenses
Voices
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 31×
Aorist Passive Matt 1:22 · Matt 2:15 · Matt 2:23 · Matt 4:14 · Matt 8:17 · Matt 12:17 · Matt 13:35 · Matt 21:4 · Luke 22:16 · John 12:38 · John 13:18 · John 15:11 · John 15:25 · John 17:12 · John 18:9 · John 18:32 28×
Aorist Active Eph 4:10 · 2 Thess 1:11 2×
Present Active Col 4:17 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 30×
Perfect Passive Mark 1:15 · Luke 4:21 · John 3:29 · John 7:8 · Gal 5:14 · 2 Cor 7:4 · Phil 4:18 7×
Aorist Passive Matt 2:17 · Matt 13:48 · Matt 27:9 · John 12:3 · Acts 19:21 · Jas 2:23 6×
Aorist Active Luke 7:1 · Acts 2:2 · Acts 3:18 · Acts 5:3 · Acts 13:27 · Acts 14:26 6×
Perfect Active John 16:6 · Rom 13:8 · Acts 5:28 3×
Imperfect Passive Acts 9:23 · Acts 13:52 · Acts 7:23 3×
Future Passive Luke 1:20 · Luke 3:5 2×
Future Active Acts 2:28 · Phil 4:19 2×
Imperfect Active Acts 13:25 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 7×
Aorist Active Matt 3:15 · Matt 5:17 · Col 1:25 3×
Aorist Passive Luke 24:44 · Acts 1:16 2×
Present Active Luke 9:31 1×
Perfect Active Rom 15:19 1×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 14×
Perfect Passive John 16:24 · 1 John 1:4 · 2 John 1:12 · Rom 15:14 · Phil 1:11 · Col 2:10 · John 17:13 · Rom 1:29 · Rev 3:2 9×
Aorist Passive Acts 7:30 · Acts 24:27 2×
Present Passive Luke 2:40 1×
Aorist Active Acts 12:25 1×
Present Middle Eph 1:23 1×
Imperative command or strong request 3×
Aorist Active Matt 23:32 · Phil 2:2 2×
Present Passive Eph 5:18 1×
Optative wish or remote possibility 1×
Aorist Active Rom 15:13 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 82 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 53 perfect 16 present 5 future 4 imperfect 4
Voice
passive 57 active 24 middle 1
Mood
subjunctive 31 indicative 30 participle 10 infinitive 7 imperative 3 optative 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 1:22 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 2:15 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 2:17 ἐπληρώθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 2:23 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 3:15 πληρῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 4:14 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 5:17 πληρῶσαι aorist active infinitive infinitive Matthew 8:17 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 12:17 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:35 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 13:48 ἐπληρώθη aorist passive indicative completed Matthew 21:4 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 23:32 πληρώσατε aorist active imperative imperative Matthew 26:54 πληρωθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 26:56 πληρωθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Matthew 27:9 ἐπληρώθη aorist passive indicative completed Mark 1:15 Πεπλήρωται perfect passive indicative resultant Mark 14:49 πληρωθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 1:20 πληρωθήσονται future passive indicative prospective Luke 2:40 πληρούμενον present passive participle participle Luke 3:5 πληρωθήσεται future passive indicative prospective Luke 4:21 πεπλήρωται perfect passive indicative resultant Luke 7:1 ἐπλήρωσεν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:31 πληροῦν present active infinitive infinitive Luke 21:24 πληρωθῶσιν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 22:16 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive Luke 24:44 πληρωθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive John 3:29 πεπλήρωται perfect passive indicative resultant John 7:8 πεπλήρωται perfect passive indicative resultant John 12:3 ἐπληρώθη aorist passive indicative completed John 12:38 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 13:18 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 15:11 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 15:25 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 16:6 πεπλήρωκεν perfect active indicative resultant John 17:12 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 17:13 πεπληρωμένην perfect passive participle participle John 18:32 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 18:9 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 19:24 πληρωθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive
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Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πληρωθῇ / τελειωθῇ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain